diff --git a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
index 6d24074d8..d08929cb6 100755
--- a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ export default {
                     return filteredGroups
                 }
                 else {
-                    return FilterService.filter(this.options, this.searchFields, this.filterValue, 'contains', this.filterLocale);
+                    return FilterService.filter(this.options, this.searchFields, this.filterValue, this.filterMatchMode, this.filterLocale);
                 }
             }
             else {